Manager, Programs at Bath Iron Works Brunswick, ME

Bath Iron Works; Brunswick (ME); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath Iron Works seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead the DDG(X) program, reporting to the VP of Programs and Engineering. You will oversee scope, cost, schedule, and safety, guiding a multi-disciplinary team to deliver complex naval design and construction projects.

Key responsibilities include coordinating with engineering, planning, procurement, and operations to ensure executable design solutions. Strong leadership, communication, and DoD/ITAR compliance knowledge are essential, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; engineering background preferred.
• 10+ years in naval program management, contracts, and budgets.
• Proven ability to lead matrixed engineering teams and communicate with senior leadership.
• Experience representing BIW in Navy/Industry programs and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide program leadership and oversight for the DDG(X) Program with focus on quality, schedule, cost, and people.
• Resolve programmatic, contractual, and cross-functional issues in coordination with engineering, planning, procurement, and operations.
• Interface with Navy, HII, Gibbs & Cox, and other industry partners at the program leadership level.
• Ensure development of executable DDG(X) technical solutions and program approaches, with monthly travel as required.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Naval ship design

Contract management

Budget management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Intranet

Data management tools

Budget tracking systems

Job description

Manager, Programs job at Bath Iron Works. Brunswick, ME.

Responsibilities for this Position

Manager, Programs US-ME-Brunswick Req ID: 2025-4843

Type: Regular Full-Time

Remaining Positions: 1

Post End Date: 1/4/2026

Category: Program Office

Salary Grade: G

Shift: 1st

Overview

The DDG(X) Program Manager reports to the Vice President, Programs and Engineering and is responsible for successfully executing all aspects of BIWs DDG(X) Shipbuilder Design Engineering Contract through leadership of BIWs DDG(X) team.

The DDG(X) Program Manager:

• Provides programmatic leadership and oversight for the DDG(X) Program and ensures high levels of quality, schedule, and budget performance for all BIW DDG(X) activities.
• Drives rapid resolution of emergent internal and external customer issues, including but not limited to interpretation and resolution of programmatic issues, contractual matters, or cross departmental issues.
• Serves as the primary interface with the Navy, HII, Gibbs&Cox and other members of the collaborative Navy /Industry DDG(X) design team at Program leadership level.
• Working with Engineering, Design, Planning, Procurement, and Operations, ensures successful development of an executable DDG(X) technical solution and program approach.
• Frequent travel is required (typically monthly).

Key Responsibilities

Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the DDG(X) Program Manager ensures achievement of BIWs safety, quality, schedule, cost, and people objectives for the DDG(X).

Safety

• Ensures the safety of BIWs DDG(X) team during program execution.
• Ensures the future safety of the builders of DDG(X) is incorporated into the design and planning of DDG(X).

Quality

• Ensures all DDG(X) deliverables meet BIW high standards.
• Ensures implementation and execution of the BIW BOS across BIW DDG(X) activities.
• Ensures strict compliance with Export Compliance (ITAR/EAR) and DoD/BIW Security requirements.
• Drives Design-to-Build approach into DDG(X) design effort.

Schedule

• Ensures on-schedule execution of all DDG(X) Shipbuilder Design Engineering Contract tasking.
• Ensures all DDG(X) deliverables submitted on time.

Cost

• Ensures execution of all DDG(X) Shipbuilder Design Engineering Contract tasking within approved budgets.
• Drives growth of growth BIW DDG(X) workscope and sales.

People

• Leads customer engagement to demonstrate the commitment and value BIW brings to the DDG(X) program and promotes collaboration across the Navy/Industry team.
• Effectively manages the BIW/HII relationship to promote open collaboration and teaming.

Responsibilities

• Bachelors Degree required.
• Engineering degree in related technical field strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working directly with naval ship engineering and design development, contracts, and budgets required.
• 10+ years project management related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams required. Proven experience leading matrixed engineering project teams strong preferred.
• Ability to professionally represent BIW at Program-level meetings required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills consistent with the overall Program Management role are required. Must be able to develop and deliver senior management level presentations.
• Must be well organized and capable of producing high quality correspondence and documentation.
• Must have strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Must have working knowledge contract and budget management.
• Ability to understand DoD Budget process and documents.
• Must have ability to read, understand and interpret drawings, technical, financial, and contractual documentation.
• Early stage USN surface combatant design project experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing early-stage ship design efforts strongly preferred.
• Prior US Navy operational experience preferred.
• Strong general computer skills, including competence with Microsoft Office Suite, Intranet and data systems, and web-based data management tools required.
• Ability to work independently on complex systems and issues.
• Ability to maintain a positive working relationship with customer counterparts and representatives, while promoting the same with subordinates.
• Ability to work multiple priorities and be flexible.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Must currently hold, or be able to obtain, SECRET Clearance.

• This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. You must be a U.S. Citizen for consideration, and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)

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